The role of supplemental irrigation and nitrogen in producing bread wheat in the highlands of Iran

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-236

  Tavakkoli, Ali Reza ^a   Oweis, Theib Y ^b  

^a Dryland Agricultural Research Institute Maragheh   (Iran)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Deficit irrigation; Nitrogen; Rainfed wheat; Supplemental irrigation; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; NITROGEN; RAIN;

ARID ZONES;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NITROGEN; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1042302207     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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